Greensboro Senior AdvisorGuilford County holds Greensboro, most of High Point, Jamestown, Pleasant Garden, Summerfield, Oak Ridge, Stokesdale, Gibsonville and the unincorporated communities around them, with about 562,234 residents in 2025 Census estimates and most of the region's hospital beds.
Because so much of its licensed care has a Greensboro or High Point address, the breakdown below goes by part of the city and by town. Guilford's Adult Protective Services runs from two offices, one in Greensboro and one in High Point.
How many seniors and licensed care homes does Guilford County, NC have?
Guilford County had about 100,971 residents aged 65 and older (18.0% of 562,234), including 11,088 aged 85 and older, on July 1, 2025, and DHSR licenses 22 adult care homes, 9 family care homes and 21 nursing homes there.
| Found in Guilford County | Not found in Guilford County | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed with a local address (DHSR) | Adult care homes: 22, Family care homes: 9, Nursing homes: 21, Home health agencies: 7, Hospice offices: 3, Home care agencies: 216 | — |
| No local license on file | — | All categories present |
| Special care units (dementia) | 13 buildings | — |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age (July 1, 2025).
Where is licensed senior care located inside Guilford County?
Of Guilford County's 31 licensed adult care and family care homes, 21 have Greensboro addresses in the three areas we map and 10 are in High Point and the county's towns.
| Area or town | Adult & family care homes | Nursing homes |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown, East & Southeast Greensboro | 9 | 5 |
| Northwest Greensboro, Irving Park & Lake Jeanette | 8 | 4 |
| West & Southwest Greensboro, Adams Farm & Sedgefield | 4 | 3 |
| High Point | 6 | 3 |
| Jamestown | 1 | 2 |
| Pleasant Garden | 1 | 1 |
| McLeansville, Gibsonville & Whitsett | 2 | 1 |
| Summerfield, Oak Ridge, Stokesdale & Colfax | 0 | 2 |
| Archdale & Trinity | 0 | 0 |
Which agencies serve older adults in Guilford County?
Guilford County is one of the twelve counties in Piedmont Triad Regional Council Area Agency on Aging's Region G service area, based at 1398 Carrollton Crossing Drive, Kernersville, NC 27284 ((336) 904-0300); it plans and funds aging services, offers information and options counseling, and houses the regional long-term care ombudsmen who advocate for residents of adult care homes and nursing homes.
Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, Social Services Division takes Adult Protective Services reports at 336-641-3137; after hours, 800-378-5315. Licensing complaints go to the DHSR Complaint Intake Unit at 1-800-624-3004, and Medicaid and Special Assistance applications go through the same county agency. PACE of the Triad (East), 1471 E. Cone Blvd., Greensboro, 336-550-4040, serves Guilford and Rockingham counties.
Which hospitals serve Guilford County seniors?
DHSR's hospital list shows 4 hospital licenses in Guilford County: Cone Health's Greensboro license, which covers Moses Cone and Wesley Long, the High Point Medical Center campus, and two long-term acute care hospitals.
- Cone Health (Greensboro, 754 general beds)
- High Point Regional Health (High Point, 307 general beds)
- Kindred Hospital - Greensboro (Greensboro, 101 general beds, long-term acute care)
- Select Specialty Hospital-Greensboro (Greensboro, 30 general beds, long-term acute care)
